Automobile signal



Jul 3; 1923.; 1,460,620

- R. TAEUBERT AUTOMOBILE S IONA L Filed May 29, 1919 FIG-.1-

INVFJNT [TR 7 HTAEUEERT wa Patented July 3, 1923.

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' Application filed na 29, 1919l str n-s a ions; I

To all 'whom it mayhondehn) i Be it known that I; RIGHARDTAEUB T, a. citizen'of'theiU-nited States of America, and resident of Holyoke -i n the'county of Hamp-v will enable'the driver to positively signal a traflic ofiicer as to the direction which the automobile is to go,- and which is so constructed that the driver -will have direct manual control of the indicator forming a part of the signal; the signal being also equipped with means for locking the indicator in set position, and for illuminating the field ofthe signal so that the illuminated portion will attract'the trafiic officer or other person and the direction of travel of the automobile will be readily understood.

With the-above and other'objects in view the invention consists of certain new and useful combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation showing the device applied to an automobile windshield.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view holding frame 5 is clamped, bolted or otherwise secured.

The frame 5 is shown to be in the form of an inverted T, so as to, provide an upstanding central arm 5*, a left'signal arm 5 and a right signal arm 5. The terminal portion'of the arm 5 is provided with a pendant or overhanging portion 7 and supports the electric lamp 8. This pendant portion 7 carries a vertical signal element indi cated at 13, which is shown to be in the 1 form of the letter A, arranged upon 9.- piece of glass or other material through which transverse sectional view with a smaller protecting" frame' 9fl which is employedwhere an electric lamp is located and this tip or terminal} carries the man le cent signal element 13 on which the letter L is arranged. The terminal -portion' ofthe arms 5 is provided with a'smaller signal ling element1-3 arranged on the terminal.

frame or extension 11, and the element13 rear wall 15 and in the registered openings under the lamp 8. A coil spring 20 engages carries a signalin the form of the letter It indicating right, while the letter L indi'-f cates left. j y

The wall 5 is connected toan auxiliary.

providedin the two walls the signal shaft 16 is mountedfor rotation. This signalshaft' 16 carries on. its forwardly end the signal 1 arrow or pointer 17 which worksfdirectly the shaft 16 andbears on its forward end C against the wall 5 and on; its rearward end against the stop 21 so as tohold the latch pin .18 in either ofthe notches 18*, 18 and 18 of the disk 19 whichis mounted against the wall 5 so as to occupy a stationary posis tion. The shaft 16"is provided ,on its rear 1 jecting the shaft 16 forwardly the pin 18 end witha handle18 'whereby the indicator, 1 may be turned to various'positions. By pro 1 will be shifted out'of engagement with either T of the notches 18 18 or-.18 as shown in i Fig. 4 and the arrow 17 may be rotated:

The frame '5 is shown to include clamping members consistlng of an upstanding flange 2d formed in said frame and adapted to have of the windshield frame in cooperation with gripping engagement. with the lower edge the clamping element or flzingeQ P which is I secured by the screw 24 of the clamping nut 24 from the opening21 formedin the base of the frame 5 as shown in Fig. 2. Any other arrangement may be used for clamping the signal to the windshield. r

Having described my invention, 1 claim: 1.. A traffic signal consisting of a frame adapted to be secured to a' windshield or table member having notches in its edge radially spaced from each other, a pivot extending through said-member, an "llldl.

vehicle part and provided with a non-rotacator carried by said pivot"and'provided with a pin to engage either one of said. notches, a spring for holding the pin en pivot mounted thereon, a member secured to said frame "and surrounding said member and provided with radially spaced notches in its edge, an indicator mounted on said pivot and having mean's to enga'ge either-of said notches, said spring assertingtension on the pivot to hold said indicator inselected position by retaining said means in shifted onthe frame. v

3. A traflic signal consisting of a frame having right and left position symbols or ed to swing into alignment with either one of said position symbols, a pivot slidably mounted on the frameantl carrying said indicator, a notched member secured to the frame, a pin carried by the indicator for engaglng various portions of the notched either one of the notches "ands'aidindic'ator' 0 being manually movable when said pivot is member anda spring surrounding the pivot and adapted to hold the pininilatched engagement with the notched member.

Signed by meat Springfield, Mass.

RICHARD TAEUB'ERT. 

